monometallic

[ mon-oh-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

of or using one metal.
pertaining to monometallism.

Origin of monometallic

First recorded in 1875–80; mono- + metallic

Words Nearby monometallic

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How to use monometallic in a sentence

The evil was due to a badly-regulated, weltering, bimetallic system; the remedy was a monometallic system.
The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 | William Arthur Shaw
So far as it was actually put in practice it made France monometallic.
The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 | William Arthur Shaw

British Dictionary definitions for monometallic

monometallic

/ (ˌmɒnəʊmɪˈtælɪk) /

adjective

(esp of coins) consisting of one metal only
relating to monometallism

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